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Tip of the Day December 31 — Whose Blood?

Whose blood paid for sins? Psalms 21:1-7; “The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! 2 Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. 3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. 4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. 5 His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. 6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. 7 For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.”

2 Timothy 1:12; “For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.”

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In His strength we rejoice … he shall not be moved … The Psalms consist of five books and collectively referred to as Book I to V. The name ‘Yahweh’ is used 682 times throughout all five books. Psalm 21 is from Book I which consists of Ps. 1-41. It contains 616 verses and the name Yahweh is used more times in Book I than the other four books; 278 times.

The image above comes from the Mamertine Prison where Paul wrote his epistle to Timothy just before his execution. The prison was more of a holding cell than an actual prison, located next to the Roman Forum where trials and executions were held. Prisoners were lowered down through a hole in the floor to what used to be a water cistern. In later years the Forum was where Mussolini’s headquarters were located.

When the rubber meets the road, will you stand firm, or will you be moved? There’s always trouble surrounding us, and it comes from all directions like fiery darts waiting to impale plans you’ve made, the peace you have, and ideals you’ve set. When a curve ball comes your way, will you stand firm for Him?

Being called names, losing jobs, receiving death threats, and sometimes even being killed…is it worth it to you to know Him? Would you do it all again even if you knew the trouble you’d face? It may sound extreme, but this is reality for a lot of people when leaving Mormonism.

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Deseret News, April 16, 1856; “Any of you who understand the principles of eternity – if you have sinned a sin requiring the shedding of blood, except the sin unto death – would not be satisfied or rest until your blood should be spilled, that you might gain the salvation you desire. This is the way to love mankind.” – Brigham Young

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Colossians 1:4,5: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. Who is the image of the invisible God, the first born of every creature. Romans 4:9: “Much more now being justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” In other words, its the blood and not temple ordinances and recommends. Jesus shed his blood so that we could live eternally with him. To say that we need a whole lot more (callings, ordinances, priesthood blessings etc, is to say that the blood of Jesus was not quite enough